A new definition in gambling

Texas has what is known as the “fuzzy animal” law, which essentially says it’s not gambling if there are non-cash prizes worth less than 10 times the amount of the bet. In other words, if the prize is a plush animal instead of cash, it may not be gaming.

But now there’s a report that a bar owner in North Carolina has tried to get around his state’s gambling law by using a different kind of non-cash prizes: alcohol and prostitutes.